Articles by Chantel Cartier

KeepTruckin Makes it to the Forbes Cloud 100 List

KeepTruckin, the online fleet management platform, has been awarded a spot on the Forbes Cloud 100 list. This is a list of private cloud companies from around the world who are recognized for their success. With their headquarters in San Francisco and 1,350 employees, their $227 Million in funding and…


Truckers on YouTube

Truckers are making a name for themselves on YouTube and if you click the link below it will take you to a list of Trucking YouTube Channels that you should be watching. Some of the titles include: Smart Trucking Channel – Here you will find tips and advice for truckers.Red…


ATA Asks for Brakes on Tolls

The American Trucking Associations has told a House Subcommittee that using tolls to finance construction and maintenance of the infrastructure is damaging to the trucking industry. They are more than willing to pay their fair share but feel that tolls are not the way to to go and hurts the…


Trucking Industry Left Out of California’s AB 5

AB 5, the ‘Dynamex’ worker classification bill, has been moved forward by the California Senate. Before the bill went through, its author added one last exemption for newspaper delivery workers but there were no exemptions for the trucking industry. Other exemptions included lawyers, doctors, and hairstylists but no trucking companies…


Fleets Listed for NACFE’s Run on Less Regional

Kicking off October 8 and running until October 27, Run on Less Regional is a three-week event where fleets participate in a fuel economy demonstration. 10 fleets, traveling through different climates and geographic areas, will be showcasing technologies in freight efficiency. The ten fleets participating are: C&S Wholesale Grocers, Hirschbach,…


Walmart Thanks Their Drivers with Emotional Video

For National Truck Driver Appreciation Week, Walmart made a video for its fleet of drivers showcasing how important they are and how much the company appreciates what they do. View the video below. Apply here to join Walmart’s fleet.


Pilot Flying J Announces Their 2019 Road Warrior

Timothy Chelette of Murfreesboro, Tenn., has won Pilot Flying J’s 2019 Road Warrior Contest. Big G, Chelette’s employer, and Pilot Flying J teamed up to surprise Chelette with the news of his win and give him the prize of $10,000. Of the more than 13,000 online votes, Chelette came out…


A Trucker’s Story – Road Trip from 1994

John Bendel, a columnist, found some notes he took during a ride along in 1994 with truckload driver Richard Hitchcock who then drove for Transport America of Minneapolis. Over the years, the trucking industry has changed dramatically and it doesn’t look likely to slow down any time soon. In this…


New Location Determined for Make-A-Wish Mother’s Day Convoy

The Make-A-Wish Mother’s Day Truck Convoy will now be held at the Manheim Pennsylvania Auto Auction in Lancaster County. This event will also coincide with Manheim’s 75th anniversary in 2020. Their sizable parking lots will be able to hold 500-plus trucks and the Convoy Carnival could be held in the…


Trucking Company Celebrates 90 Years

Since its start in 1929 to today, Holland is still running strong. Now a subsidiary of YRC Worldwide Inc., Holland got its start when John and Katherine Cooper were hauling grain and hay during the Great Depression. They now operate 53 service centers across the country, have more than 6,800…